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HORSE DETAGHER.

110.414,929. Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

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UNITED` STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM B. WALKER, OF NEVADA, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO W'YA'ITH. MORRIS, OF SAME PLACE,

HORSE-DETACHER;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,929, dated November12, 1889.

Application filed .Tune I4, 1889. Serial No. 314,235. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that L'WILLIAM B. WALKER,

of Nevada, in the county of Vernon and State of Missouri, have inventedanew and Improved Horse-Detacher, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description. The object of the invent-ion is to providemeans whereby the breeching straps and traces of a harness may bequickly released should the horse become refractory and uncontrollable.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter described and claimed. A

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of a pair of vehicleshafts and whiffletreehaving my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan viewthereof. Fig. Sis a vertical longitudinal section of a portion of one ofthe shafts. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section showing one of theguide-rollers for the operating-cords, and Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection through a portion of the whiffletree.

Referring. to the parts, A represents the shafts of the vehicle. A thecross-bar thereof, and B the whiffletree. In a recess ce in each shaft Ais fitted a spring-bolt C, its spring C abutting a projection d on thecap or cover D, that is itted over the recess a, the forward end of saidbolt O passing through the apertured loop d', that is formed on the capD. Each bolt O serves to Vretain a detachable loop E, the said loopbeing provided with a shank e, which is received in the loop d of thecap D, and through which the spring- The loops E are held by the bolts Oin position to receive the breechingstraps F of a harness.

O11 each spring-bolt O is formed an eye c,

' towhich is secured one end of a cord G. The

A ring I, to which a cord .I is secured, the said cord J in practicebeing of a length sufficient 5o to be conveniently reached by the driverof the vehicle when required. The guide-rollers H H are mounted insuitable brackets H2, that are secured to the shafts and crossbar. Onthe ends of the whifiietree B are fitted the tubular caps K, on each ofwhich caps is formed a forwardly-disposed hook K. In each cap is mounteda spring-bolt L, Whose spring L normally acts to project the bolt 6oacross said hook for engaging the end of a trace M. Each bolt L isformed with a rearwardly and laterally projecting arm L2, to the end ofwhich is secured a cord N, that eX- tends along the whiffletree B overguiderollers O on the saidv whifletree, the said guide-rollers and theirbrackets being similar to the brackets and guide-rollers on the shafts Aand cross-bar A. The cords N are also secured to the ring I, wherebywhen the4 7o cord J is pulled by the driver the cords Gr and N will beacted upon, and will in turn act upon the spring-bolts O L-and releasethe breeching-straps' and traces, whereby in case the horse becomesrefractory and uncontrollable the harness may be quickly released.

Having `thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentr1. In a horse-detacher, the combination, 8oWith the shafts of a vehicle provided with recesses @,of the cap D,provided with the apertured projection d and apertured loop d', the boltO, provided with eyes c, and springs C', surrounding the bolts,substantially as de- 85 scribed.

2. 'In a horse-detacher, the combination, with the shafts provided withthe recesses a and with an aperture leading therefrom, of spring-boltsiitted in recesses of the shafts,

guide-pulleys arranged on the shafts and cross-bar thereof, and a cordconnected to each bolt, said cords passing through the aperture of theshafts, around the said guidepulleys, and united t-o an operating-cord,substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a horse-detacher, the combination, with the shafts provided withrecesses and apertures leading therefrom, of spring-belts ating-cord,substantially as herein shown and in the shafts, guide-pulleys en theshafts and cross-bm' of the Jhills, tubular caps 011 the ends of thewhiietree and having hooks at their ends, spring-bolts in said caps, auoperating-cord, and cords attached to the bolts of the shafts andWhicietree and to the operdescribed.

WILLIAM B. WALKER.

Witnesses:

L. N. KENNEDY, C. P. MALTBY.

